1998 Sophomore Survey: Knowledge, Skills, and Personal Development

1998 Sophomore Survey: Knowledge, Skills, and Personal Development

This section presents sophomore students' ratings of the extent NC State had contributed to their knowledge, skills, and personal development on a set of goals held by NC State for undergraduate preparation.

These tables are of frequencies and percentages supporting the tables with which means are given. Any significant results in a specific table are noted on the corresponding table of means.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

NCSU contrib. to writing skills (%)	ALL	FEMALE	MALE	AF. AM.	WHITE	OTHER
Not at all	3.5	2.6	4.2	2.2	3.9	0.0
Very little	13.7	12.3	14.9	15.6	13.8	11.1
Somewhat	50.3	52.3	48.6	47.8	49.8	59.7
Very much	32.5	32.8	32.3	34.4	32.6	29.2

NCSU contrib. to speaking skills (%)	ALL	FEMALE	MALE	AF. AM.	WHITE	OTHER
Not at all	7.5	7.1	7.8	4.4	8.1	2.8
Very little	22.0	21.0	22.8	18.9	22.5	19.7
Somewhat	44.1	44.0	44.1	44.4	43.5	50.7
Very much	26.5	27.9	25.3	32.2	25.9	26.8

NCSU contrib. to listening skills (%)	ALL	FEMALE	MALE	AF. AM.	WHITE	OTHER
Not at all	3.5	3.8	3.2	5.5	3.5	1.4
Very little	11.4	9.7	12.8	8.8	11.6	11.4
Somewhat	45.5	45.6	45.5	39.6	46.0	47.1
Very much	39.6	40.9	38.5	46.2	38.9	40.0

NCSU contrib. to comprehension skills (%)	ALL	FEMALE	MALE	AF. AM.	WHITE	OTHER
Not at all	1.6	1.4	1.7	4.3	1.4	0.0
Very little	9.1	9.6	8.7	8.7	9.1	9.6
Somewhat	44.2	46.6	42.1	40.2	44.3	47.9
Very much	45.2	42.4	47.5	46.7	45.2	42.5

NCSU contrib. to using math skills (%)	ALL	FEMALE	MALE	AF. AM.	WHITE	OTHER
Not at all	2.0	2.6	1.4	1.1	2.2	0.0
Very little	9.6	13.7	6.1	6.5	9.7	12.5
Somewhat	32.8	37.8	28.6	31.2	32.9	34.7
Very much	55.6	46.0	64.0	61.3	55.3	52.8

NCSU contrib. to applying scientific inquiry (%)	ALL	FEMALE	MALE	AF. AM.	WHITE	OTHER
Not at all	2.0	3.0	1.2	1.1	2.1	1.5
Very little	9.9	12.9	7.4	9.9	9.7	11.9
Somewhat	39.3	39.7	39.0	34.1	39.3	46.3
Very much	48.8	44.5	52.4	54.9	48.8	40.3

NCSU contrib. to develop computer skills (%)	ALL	FEMALE	MALE	AF. AM.	WHITE	OTHER
Not at all	1.2	1.4	1.0	1.1	1.1	2.7
Very little	4.9	4.8	5.0	1.1	5.2	6.8
Somewhat	26.4	26.6	26.2	22.6	27.1	23.0
Very much	67.4	67.1	67.7	75.3	66.6	67.6

ATTITUDES AND VALUES

NCSU contrib. to develop tolerance for divergent views (%)	ALL	FEMALE	MALE	AF. AM.	WHITE	OTHER
Not at all	4.4	2.7	5.9	5.7	4.4	2.9
Very little	11.7	7.6	15.2	8.0	11.8	15.9
Somewhat	44.3	43.2	45.2	43.2	44.6	42.0
Very much	39.6	46.5	33.7	43.2	39.3	39.1

NCSU contrib. to understand diverse values (%)	ALL	FEMALE	MALE	AF. AM.	WHITE	OTHER
Not at all	4.6	2.6	6.4	4.3	4.9	1.4
Very little	15.5	11.4	19.0	8.7	16.4	12.7
Somewhat	45.0	47.4	42.8	43.5	45.7	38.0
Very much	35.0	38.6	31.8	43.5	33.1	47.9

NCSU contrib. to recognize and act upon ethics (%)	ALL	FEMALE	MALE	AF. AM.	WHITE	OTHER
Not at all	6.4	4.0	8.4	6.7	6.4	6.1
Very little	18.7	16.0	21.0	14.4	19.5	13.6
Somewhat	47.6	47.9	47.3	40.0	47.8	54.5
Very much	27.3	32.1	23.3	38.9	26.3	25.8

NCSU contrib. to public respons and comm. service(%)	ALL	FEMALE	MALE	AF. AM.	WHITE	OTHER
Not at all	8.7	8.2	9.2	5.5	9.0	9.1
Very little	23.5	18.5	27.9	16.5	24.2	24.2
Somewhat	46.0	47.9	44.4	46.2	45.7	50.0
Very much	21.7	25.4	18.5	31.9	21.0	16.7

NCSU contrib. to appreciating racial equity (%)	ALL	FEMALE	MALE	AF. AM.	WHITE	OTHER
Not at all	8.7	6.4	10.8	11.1	8.9	4.2
Very little	17.8	13.8	21.2	15.6	17.8	19.7
Somewhat	43.2	44.7	41.9	32.2	44.6	39.4
Very much	30.3	35.2	26.1	41.1	28.7	36.6

NCSU contrib. to appreciating gender equity (%)	ALL	FEMALE	MALE	AF. AM.	WHITE	OTHER
Not at all	8.2	6.1	10.0	9.2	8.2	7.1
Very little	17.0	15.8	18.0	21.8	16.9	12.9
Somewhat	42.7	41.4	43.9	33.3	43.9	40.0
Very much	32.1	36.7	28.1	35.6	31.1	40.0

NCSU contrib. to advancing appreciation of arts (%)	ALL	FEMALE	MALE	AF. AM.	WHITE	OTHER
Not at all	15.4	12.0	18.3	10.0	15.5	20.9
Very little	27.2	23.7	30.1	22.2	27.7	26.9
Somewhat	35.3	37.5	33.5	41.1	34.9	32.8
Very much	22.1	26.8	18.1	26.7	21.9	19.4

NCSU contrib. to understanding world issues (%)	ALL	FEMALE	MALE	AF. AM.	WHITE	OTHER
Not at all	6.0	4.5	7.3	6.8	6.0	4.2
Very little	18.2	15.5	20.6	15.9	18.0	23.9
Somewhat	50.0	51.0	49.1	46.6	50.0	53.5
Very much	25.8	29.0	23.1	30.7	25.9	18.3

ESTABLISHED GOALS FOR UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

NCSU contrib. to understanding present as relates to history (%)	ALL	FEMALE	MALE	AF. AM.	WHITE	OTHER
Not at all	7.0	6.5	7.5	5.6	7.5	2.9
Very little	22.6	22.7	22.5	19.1	22.2	31.9
Somewhat	48.5	47.3	49.6	50.6	48.4	47.8
Very much	21.8	23.5	20.4	24.7	21.9	17.4

NCSU contrib. to understanding sci/tech influence everyday life (%)	ALL	FEMALE	MALE	AF. AM.	WHITE	OTHER
Not at all	1.1	1.0	1.2	2.2	1.0	1.4
Very little	7.6	8.1	7.3	6.5	7.4	12.5
Somewhat	34.5	36.6	32.8	38.0	34.6	29.2
Very much	56.7	54.3	58.7	53.3	57.0	56.9

NCSU contrib. to ability to critically analyze ideas/info (%)	ALL	FEMALE	MALE	AF. AM.	WHITE	OTHER
Not at all	1.1	0.6	1.6	0.0	1.2	1.4
Very little	5.6	5.6	5.5	3.3	5.6	8.3
Somewhat	42.1	43.0	41.4	42.9	41.3	51.4
Very much	51.2	50.8	51.5	53.8	51.9	38.9

NCSU contrib. to ability to work w diverse backgrounds (%)	ALL	FEMALE	MALE	AF. AM.	WHITE	OTHER
Not at all	3.3	1.6	4.7	2.2	3.5	1.4
Very little	9.9	8.6	11.1	9.8	10.3	5.7
Somewhat	41.1	39.1	42.8	34.8	41.6	42.9
Very much	45.7	50.7	41.4	53.3	44.6	50.0

NCSU contrib. to ability to lead or guide others (%)	ALL	FEMALE	MALE	AF. AM.	WHITE	OTHER
Not at all	4.3	2.9	5.4	2.3	4.6	2.9
Very little	13.9	12.5	15.1	12.6	13.8	17.4
Somewhat	49.7	49.9	49.5	44.8	49.8	53.6
Very much	32.2	34.7	30.0	40.2	31.9	26.1

NCSU contrib. to ability to function as part of a team (%)	ALL	FEMALE	MALE	AF. AM.	WHITE	OTHER
Not at all	3.2	2.2	4.0	0.0	3.4	4.2
Very little	7.2	6.1	8.1	1.1	7.4	12.7
Somewhat	42.6	40.9	44.1	47.8	42.6	36.6
Very much	47.0	50.7	43.9	51.1	46.7	46.5

NCSU contrib. to ability to carry out proj indeptly (%)	ALL	FEMALE	MALE	AF. AM.	WHITE	OTHER
Not at all	1.5	1.0	1.9	0.0	1.5	2.9
Very little	6.6	5.6	7.4	5.6	6.5	8.7
Somewhat	38.0	33.7	41.7	47.8	37.4	33.3
Very much	53.9	59.6	49.0	46.7	54.5	55.1

NCSU contrib. to valuing learning as a lifelong (%)	ALL	FEMALE	MALE	AF. AM.	WHITE	OTHER
Not at all	2.2	1.2	3.1	2.2	2.2	2.8
Very little	7.7	6.7	8.6	7.6	7.7	8.5
Somewhat	38.2	34.9	41.0	35.9	38.1	42.3
Very much	51.9	57.2	47.3	54.3	52.0	46.5

NCSU contrib. to commitment to health and fitness (%)	ALL	FEMALE	MALE	AF. AM.	WHITE	OTHER
Not at all	6.2	5.1	7.2	4.4	6.7	2.9
Very little	15.7	13.3	17.8	11.0	16.0	18.6
Somewhat	42.3	42.7	42.0	39.6	43.0	37.1
Very much	35.7	38.9	33.0	45.1	34.3	41.4

STUDENT’S PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

NCSU contrib. to taking responsibility for behavior(%)	ALL	FEMALE	MALE	AF. AM.	WHITE	OTHER
Not at all	3.8	1.8	5.6	5.5	3.6	4.2
Very little	8.1	6.3	9.7	5.5	8.4	8.3
Somewhat	30.6	28.7	32.2	26.4	30.9	31.9
Very much	57.5	63.2	52.5	62.6	57.1	55.6

NCSU contrib. to self-confidence (%)	ALL	FEMALE	MALE	AF. AM.	WHITE	OTHER
Not at all	5.2	2.8	7.3	6.5	5.1	4.3
Very little	11.2	11.3	11.2	10.8	11.1	14.3
Somewhat	41.8	41.9	41.8	46.2	41.7	37.1
Very much	41.7	44.1	39.7	36.6	42.1	44.3

NCSU contrib. to sense of personal identity (%)	ALL	FEMALE	MALE	AF. AM.	WHITE	OTHER
Not at all	5.3	3.2	7.0	7.7	5.2	2.8
Very little	11.0	9.3	12.4	9.9	10.5	18.3
Somewhat	38.3	36.0	40.2	42.9	37.8	38.0
Very much	45.5	51.4	40.4	39.6	46.5	40.8

NCSU contrib. to independence and self-reliance (%)ALL	FEMALE	MALE	AF. AM.	WHITE	OTHER
Not at all	3.0	1.8	4.0	4.3	2.8	2.8
Very little	4.8	3.8	5.7	5.4	4.3	11.1
Somewhat	27.7	24.4	30.7	33.7	27.0	29.2
Very much	64.5	70.1	59.6	56.5	65.9	56.9

NCSU contrib. to potential for success (%)	ALL	FEMALE	MALE	AF. AM.	WHITE	OTHER
Not at all	1.9	0.6	3.0	1.1	2.0	1.4
Very little	4.5	4.7	4.4	2.2	4.6	5.7
Somewhat	33.4	33.8	33.0	25.6	33.3	44.3
Very much	60.3	60.9	59.7	71.1	60.1	48.6

NCSU contrib. to coping with change (%)	ALL	FEMALE	MALE	AF. AM.	WHITE	OTHER
Not at all	2.4	1.2	3.5	1.1	2.4	4.2
Very little	7.3	5.3	9.0	7.7	7.0	11.1
Somewhat	36.9	33.5	39.8	29.7	37.7	36.1
Very much	53.4	60.0	47.7	61.5	52.9	48.6

NCSU contrib. to ability to handle stress (%)	ALL	FEMALE	MALE	AF. AM.	WHITE	OTHER
Not at all	5.1	3.6	6.4	5.6	4.8	8.6
Very little	14.3	13.7	14.8	10.0	14.6	15.7
Somewhat	39.1	41.5	37.0	35.6	38.6	50.0
Very much	41.5	41.1	41.8	48.9	42.0	25.7

NCSU contrib. to time management skills (%)	ALL	FEMALE	MALE	AF. AM.	WHITE	OTHER
Not at all	3.5	1.8	5.0	2.2	3.6	4.3
Very little	11.0	11.5	10.5	5.5	11.7	8.7
Somewhat	41.5	41.3	41.7	47.3	39.9	55.1
Very much	44.0	45.3	42.9	45.1	44.8	31.9

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